2015 Las Vegas Outlaws season

2015 Las Vegas Outlaws season
OwnerVince Neil
General managerBob Hewko
Head coachAaron Garcia
Home fieldThomas & Mack Center
Results
Record5–12–1
Division place2nd NC West
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Las Vegas Outlaws (arena football)

The 2015 Las Vegas Outlaws season was the first and only season for the expansion franchise in the Arena Football League. The team was coached by Aaron Garcia and played their home games at Thomas & Mack Center. The Outlaws finished their inaugural season 5–12–1, with the tie being a cancelled home game against the VooDoo. Though they qualified for the playoffs, the league announced on August 9 that the Outlaws (along with the VooDoo) would cease operations effective immediately, and would therefore not participate in the playoffs.[1]

Offseason

2014 expansion draft

Draft order Player name Position Height Weight 2014 Team
Round
1 Tanner Varner Linebacker 6-0 205 Orlando Predators
2 Ernest Owusu Defensive lineman 6-4 270 San Jose SaberCats
3 Abe Markowitz Offensive lineman 6-1 305 Portland Thunder
4 Julius Williams Defensive Lineman 6-2 280 Philadelphia Soul
5 Donovan Henley Defensive back 5-10 180 Arizona Rattlers
6 B. J. Bell Defensive Lineman 6-3 265 Los Angeles KISS
7 Maurice Williams Wide receiver 6-1 195 Jacksonville Sharks
8 Jeff Nady Offensive lineman 6-6 315 San Jose SaberCats
9 Gerald Young Wide Receiver 5-10 170 Orlando Predators
10 Will Wright Offensive Lineman 6-2 315 Arizona Rattlers
11 Bert Reed Wide Receiver 6-1 195 Jacksonville Sharks
12 Robert Rose Defensive Lineman 6-5 300 Cleveland Gladiators
13 Dion Turner Defensive back 6-0 200 Portland Thunder

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Standings

2015 National Conference standings
Team Overall Points Records
W L T PCT PF PA DIV CON Home Away
Pacific Division
(1) San Jose SaberCats 17 1 0 .944 1061 662 6–0 13–1 8–1 9–0
(3) Spokane Shock 7 11 0 .389 847 971 2–4 6–8 4–5 3–6
(4) Portland Thunder 5 13 0 .278 819 908 1–5 4–10 5–4 0–9
West Division
(2) Arizona Rattlers 14 4 0 .778 1003 825 5–1 10–4 8–1 6–3
Las Vegas Outlaws 5 12 1 .306 740 909 3–3 5–9 3–5–1 2–7
Los Angeles Kiss 4 14 0 .222 724 915 1–5 4–10 3–6 1–8

Schedule

Regular season

The 2015 regular season schedule was released on December 19, 2014.[3]

Week Day Date Kickoff Opponent Results Location Attendance Report
Score Record
1 Monday March 30 7:30 p.m. PDT San Jose SaberCats L 41–59 0–1 Thomas & Mack Center 6,569 [4]
2 Saturday April 4 7:30 p.m. PDT Arizona Rattlers W 70–53 1–1 Thomas & Mack Center 3,327 [5]
3 Saturday April 11 7:00 p.m. PDT at Los Angeles KISS W 61–48 2–1 Honda Center 8,565
4 Bye
5 Friday April 24 5:00 p.m. PDT at Jacksonville Sharks L 28–60 2–2 Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena 9,682 [6]
6 Monday May 4 7:30 p.m. PDT Los Angeles KISS W 49–16 3–2 Thomas & Mack Center 2,452 [7]
7 Saturday May 9 7:30 p.m. PDT at San Jose SaberCats L 28–61 3–3 SAP Center at San Jose 8,600
8 Saturday May 16 6:00 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 41–60 3–4 Talking Stick Resort Arena 10,130 [8]
9 Saturday May 23 7:30 p.m. PDT Spokane Shock L 56–63 3–5 Thomas & Mack Center 2,273 [9]
10 Saturday May 30 3:00 p.m. PDT at Philadelphia Soul L 43–51 3–6 Boardwalk Hall[10] 6,514 [11]
11 Sunday June 7 2:00 p.m. PDT Cleveland Gladiators L 44–63 3–7 Thomas & Mack Center 3,255 [12]
12 Friday June 12 7:00 p.m. PDT at Spokane Shock W 62–56 4–7 Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena 7,497 [13]
13 Sunday June 21 2:00 p.m. PDT San Jose SaberCats L 31–63 4–8 Thomas & Mack Center 2,166 [14]
14 Sunday June 28 2:00 p.m. PDT Portland Thunder W 48–46 5–8 Thomas & Mack Center 3,497 [15]
15 Bye
16 Saturday July 11 6:00 p.m. PDT at Arizona Rattlers L 43–57 5–9 Talking Stick Resort Arena 11,891 [16]
17 Saturday July 18 7:00 p.m. PDT at Los Angeles KISS L 27–37 5–10 Honda Center 7,635 [17]
18 Saturday July 25 7:30 p.m. PDT New Orleans VooDoo Game canceled.[18] Result considered a tie.
19 Saturday August 1 7:00 p.m. PDT at Portland Thunder L 33–64 5–11–1 Moda Center 14,055 [19]
20 Saturday August 8 7:30 p.m. PDT Spokane Shock L 34–51 5–12–1 Thomas & Mack Center 2,166 [20]

Roster

2015 Las Vegas Outlaws roster
Quarterbacks

Fullbacks

  • Currently vacant

Wide receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Kickers

Injured reserve

League suspension

Refuse to report

Other league exempt

  • Currently vacant

Inactive reserve

Recallable reassignment

  • Currently vacant

Rookies in italics
Roster updated August 6, 2015
23 Active, 20 Inactive

References

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  2. ^ Capper, Tim (December 22, 2014). "Las Vegas Outlaws Expansion Draft Results". arenafan.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  3. ^ "2015 AFL Schedule" (PDF). ww.grfx.cstv.com. Arena Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 22, 2014. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "SaberCats Corral Outlaws 59-41 in Season Opener". San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. March 31, 2015. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  5. ^ Markowitz, Adam (April 5, 2015). "Las Vegas Outlaws make history in first franchise victory over Arizona Rattlers". ArenaFan. Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  6. ^ "Team Effort Helps Sharks Stifle Outlaws, 60-28". Jacksonville Sharks. Arenafan.com. April 24, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  7. ^ Case Keefer (May 5, 2015). "Vince Neil enjoys moment as Outlaws squash KISS in 'Rock Star Rivalry'". www.lasvegassun.com. Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
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  9. ^ "Shock get 63-56 road win over Outlaws". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. May 23, 2015. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
  10. ^ Donald Wittkowski (March 3, 2015). "Atlantic City to host Arena Football League game". www.pressofatlanticcity.com. BH Media Group Holdings, Inc. Retrieved March 4, 2015.
  11. ^ Brown, Harrison (May 30, 2015). "Marco Thomas scores five touchdowns in the Soul's Boardwalk Bowl win". ArenaFan. Arenafan.com. Retrieved June 2, 2015.
  12. ^ "Shock comeback falls short in 56-62 loss to Outlaws". Cleveland Gladiators. Arenafan.com. June 7, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  13. ^ "Shock comeback falls short in 56-62 loss to Outlaws". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. June 13, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
  14. ^ "San Jose SaberCats Ride Big Second Half to Beat Las Vegas Outlaws, 63-31". San Jose SaberCats. Arenafan.com. June 21, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  15. ^ "Thunder drops heartbreaker on last play, falls to Las Vegas 48-46". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. June 28, 2015. Retrieved June 30, 2015.
  16. ^ "Rattlers Take Out the Outlaws, 57-43". Arizona Rattlers. Arenafan.com. July 12, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2015.
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  18. ^ "Week 18 VooDoo-Outlaws Game Canceled". Arenafootball.com. Arena Football League. July 16, 2015. Retrieved July 16, 2015.
  19. ^ "Thunder Takes Care of Business, Defeats Outlaws 64-33". Portland Thunder. Arenafan.com. August 2, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  20. ^ "Shock defeat Outlaws 51-34". Spokane Shock. Arenafan.com. August 9, 2015. Retrieved August 9, 2015.